Affidavits: Ballot abuse rampant in Troy

TROY — Dozens of forged and fraudulent absentee ballots from people registered to vote on the Working Families Party line were filed in the Sept. 15 primary elections in Troy, the Times Union has learned.

Many of the questionable ballots were filed under the names of students and people who live in government-subsidized housing and other downtown areas. Still others were submitted on behalf of voters who were alleged to have signed the ballots earlier this month, but those people have not lived in New York state for at least a year, records show.

There is a lot of ballot abuse and it is everywhere. My father-in-law was on the books in another county for more than two years after his death and I discovered that he had once even voted absentee-after his death!

What I find laughable is the guy filing the complaint is no other than “give me another raise” “3 job Bob Mirch”. He has manipulated the other party lines for years. If anyone could know to do it, it’s him! The voters in Troy are sheep.

LOL! So this was the Dems response to Mirch’s takeover of the Non Working Families Party in Troy? Just go out and fraudulently fill out absentee ballots, and no one will get wise to it. What idiots.

Say what you will about Mirch, but whatever tactics he employs to win elections, they’re always within the campaign law boundaries. This attempt by the City Democrats to retake that line by blatant voter fraud is just pathetic – it’s amateur hour at its best, to say the least.

They’ll try and throw this low level schmoe from the Housing Authority under the bus for sure to let him take the rap, but if he sings like a canary, Clem Campana and these others might be in some real trouble with the law. These types of schemes usually involve a number of people.

Way to go, Brendan! Those idiots are about to find out that election fraud is a FEDERAL offense, and the feds just love this kind of crap. Hey, will your Sunday report have some quotes from the WFP poster child, P. D. Soares?

Where is the League of Women Voters? When will the people of Troy stand up and hold those named in the affidavits accountable. Preying on people living in public housing by stealng their identities and their votes should rattle the consciences of those who vow to protect them. Oh, thats right, the Democrats take care of the poor. Where are the voices of the clergy?the NAACP?
Those elected and appointed wo are involved in this debacle should step down immediately, nothing less.

I hope you keep following this story. Very similar to the ACORN corruption story. In fact, WFP and ACORN are both arms of SEIU. And did the TU catch where the headquarters for ACORN and the Working Families Party are?

88 Third Ave, Brooklyn. Coincidence? Any interest in looking into this?

I guess this is the way of politics here and around new york with some candidates and parties. I’ve been looking for comments, but its kinda quiet. What does the local WFP have to say. I know of some fraud committed by some albany candidates, but know one wants to hear about it. What’s a voter to do?

Awesome work by Brendan Lyons and the TU. What shocking arrogance by Rensselaer Co. Democrats and their WFP allies. Taking advantage of people they claim to care about. Forgery is serious business and I expect this will only get deeper.

First off, good job Lyons. It would have been a great job if you went after the same people in Albany. The WFP are a small org and I am sure the ones behind the Troy fiasco are the ones running things in Albany.

Here is the question we should be asking, should Ellis even be on the ballot as a WFP? Hey TU go investigate that.

Soares, go to work my brotha and investigate. I know you won’t.

#19 – Excellent find. Is anyone going after this one?

Again, the ones in Troy are the same ones in Albany. When is the media in this town going to do their job?

Until the majority stands up (the PEOPLE) and refuse to respond like sheep (#5) so clearly stated, we deserve what we get. Talking about WFP, I know for a fact and can prove, that on Corey Ellis’ petition there was at least one known fraudulant name there. I would think if there was one, there were probably many more. They had the nerve to spell the persons name wrong, plus the person had alread signed someone elses petition and said she never signed Corey’s. WFP, you’re losing your shine. Come on people, like #18 said where’s the real outrage?